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“I want fame. Real proper fame. A thunderstorm of fame.” Irina (Aisling O’Sullivan), a fading star of the stage, returns to her family estate to see her volatile son Konstantin with her lover Boris in tow. Nina, an aspiring actress and Konstantin’s newest obsession, draws everyone – including Boris -into…
“I want fame. Real proper fame. A thunderstorm of fame.”
Irina (Aisling O’Sullivan), a fading star of the stage, returns to her family estate to see her volatile son Konstantin with her lover Boris in tow. Nina, an aspiring actress and Konstantin’s newest obsession, draws everyone – including Boris -into her orbit and the tensions simmering beneath the surface of this idyllic countryside retreat begin to bubble over. Ambitions collide, resentments surface and longing spirals out of control.
How do we shape each other?
What happens when we don’t get what we want?
What happens when we do?
Following the sell-out successes of Uncle Vanya in 2025 and A Streetcar Named Desire in 2024, Cathal Cleary returns to Smock Alley this Christmas with another unmissable classic. The Seagull gets a bold, contemporary reimagining from Simon Stephens, bringing Chekhov’s famously dysfunctional family vividly into the here and now.
Age Suitability: 12+
CAST Aisling O’Sullivan
WRITTEN BY Anton Chekhov
ADAPTED BY Simon Stephens
LITERAL TRANSLATION BY Helen Rappaport
DIRECTED BY Cathal Cleary
SET DESIGN BY Alyson Cummins
COSTUME DESIGN BY Mae Leahy
LIGHTING DESIGN BY Stephen Dodd
SOUND DESIGN BY Ultan de Stáinleigh
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Úna Ní Nualláin
PRODUCER Muirenn Lyons
PRODUCTION MANAGER Pius McGrath, Honest Arts
DEPUTY PRODUCTION MANAGER Gavan Bourke, Honest Arts
COMPANY MANAGER Morgan Steele, Once Off Productions
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Louise Brady
